
Godfrey Cambridge
Acting
Born: 1933-02-26 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1976-11-29
Biography
Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge (February 26, 1933 - November 29, 1976) was an American comedian and actor. Alongside Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, and Nipsey Russell, he was acclaimed by Time magazine in 1965 as "one of the country's four most celebrated Negro comedians." Description above from the Wikipedia article Godfrey Cambridge, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
🎬 Movies (21)

Best of Enemies
2015
Self (archival)
But... Seriously
1994
Self (archive footage)

Scott Joplin
1977
Tom Turpin

Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
1975
Mr. Jenkins

Friday Foster
1975
Ford Malotte

Whiffs
1975
Dusty

Dead Is Dead
1974
Host - Himself

Five on the Black Hand Side
1973
Godfrey Cambridge

Beware! The Blob
1972
Chester Hargis

Come Back, Charleston Blue
1972
Gravedigger Jones

The Biscuit Eater
1972
Willie Dorsey

Watermelon Man
1970
Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber

Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970
Gravedigger Jones

The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968
Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead

Bye Bye Braverman
1968
Taxi Driver

The President's Analyst
1967
Don Masters

The Busy Body
1967
Mike

Lionpower from MGM
1967
Self - Benny (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Troublemaker
1964
Fire Inspector

Gone Are the Days!
1963
Gitlow Judson

Splendor in the Grass
1961
Chauffeur (uncredited)
📺 TV Shows (13)

Police Story
1973

Night Gallery
1970
Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")

Love, American Style
1969
Harley

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Self (uncredited)

ABC Stage 67
1966
Self - Husband

The Monkees
1966
Mexican Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)

The Hollywood Palace
1964
Self - Comedian

The Danny Kaye Show
1963
Self

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self

Naked City
1958
Detective Carlisle

Tony Awards
1956
Self - Presenter

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self